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Hamburg terminal operator HHLA imposing container delivery restrictions from March 17 at Container Terminal Burchardkai( CTB) and Container Terminal Tollerort( CTT). Export container deliveries will be managed on a ship-by-ship basis,“ potentially causing delays and complicating daily operations,” HHLA noted.
At Rotterdam’ s ECT Euromax terminal, Hutchison Ports said container stacks are so high it will not be able to accept empty containers delivered by road from March 23“ to prevent an unworkable situation.”
The port bottlenecks are also impacting inland connections from Rotterdam and nearby Antwerp. Intermodal operator Contargo on March 17 reported average waiting times for the handling of its barges have reached 75 hours in Antwerp and 72 hours in Rotterdam.
Adding to the port congestion issues were
seasonal low water levels in the Rhine River that restricted the loading of containers for inland destinations and generated surcharges of about € 50($ 54) per box. The low-water surcharges will rise as water levels drop further through the summer, with shifting cargo putting pressure on road and rail services.
In the Mediterranean, HMM noted that the Greek hub of Piraeus had a berth waiting time of 4.4 days and six days for feeder vessels, while average berth wait times at Genoa and La Spezia were four days.
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impossible unless you’ re [ an ] uber-big shipper,” Rich Roche, senior vice president at Mohawk Global and an NSAC member, said at the NSAC meeting.“ That is probably one of the largest hurdles that you would have.”
Siva Narayanan, director of global logistics at chemicals shipper Syensqo and the NITL’ s ocean chair, said OSBOR is a starting point for shipper advocacy discussions with carriers.
“ Changing the boiler plate in service contracts is darn near impossible.”
“ We are willing to be responsible shippers,” Narayanan said.“ All we need is carriers that will provide reliable, predictable services.”
NITL said it is currently developing a model ocean carrier contract that could be implemented in conjunction with OSBOR. For now, the document is“ a work in progress,” Narayanan said.
“ If you can take five of our points, take five points,” he said.“ But if you can take all 14, take all 14. Whatever works for you.”
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